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How to get into multiple directories in Linux

Hey everyone,
I have a directory list, say, test{0..9}. Now I'd like to get into each one and run some commands and then go to the next directory. Could anyone help me write a simple script to do that? Thanks in advance.

Nan

Hello xibeimunan,

Code:

for i in {1..9}; do cd test$i; yourcommandhere; cd ..; done

Markus

Code:

for dir in test{0..9} ; do

  (

    cd "$dir"

    <run commands>

  )

done

Putting the commands inside (...) makes them run inside a subshell. this means that the the cd only affects that subshell environment, and you're back to where you started when it exits, ready for the next iteration.

However this won't do if you need to set any variables that are to be read outside of the loop. So you could also do this:

Code:

for dir in test{0..9} ; do

    cd "$dir"

    <run commands>

    cd -

done

Where the final cd command returns you to the previous directory.

Thanks a lot for your comments!